Double standard: gamers dunk on studios using AI but ignore Valve's coding agents

Aryvyo · x · 2026-10-24

Blogger Aryvyo called out a double standard in the gaming community: studios get dogpiled for mentioning AI use, yet nobody questions Valve—arguably in one of its most productive phases ever—using coding agents. When pushback claimed the original report was about ChatGPT for research rather than code, he argued research use is actually a harder capability ask and that no one can genuinely believe Valve isn't using coding agents.

Related event: Valve Engineer Used ChatGPT to Find Deadlock's New Matchmaking Algorithm, Sparking Double-Standard Debate(6 posts)→

Original post →

More from Companies & People

Companies & People channel →